Harvey Goldsmith
Kirsty Young's castaway is musical impresario Harvey Goldsmith.
Kirsty Young's castaway is the impresario and promoter Harvey Goldsmith. From the Rolling Stones to Pavarotti, and with pretty well every other name in music inbetween, he has been one of the country's top promoters for more than 40 years. His career has given him a unique insight into music history; he was there, after all, when Keith Moon threw his first TV out of a hotel window. Always passionate about what he listened to, he acknowledges that his own instrument is the pocket calculator.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Sing, Sing, Sing (with a Swing) by Benny Goodman
Book: The Reader's Digest Complete Do It Yourself Manual
Luxury: A piano.
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Led Zeppelin
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- Atlantic.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Sing, Sing, Sing
- Benny Goodman Live at Carnegie Hall.
- CBS.
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Van Morrison
Domino
- At the Movies.
- Exile.
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The Who
Baba O'Riley
- Who鈥檚 Next.
- Polydor.
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Miles Davis
All Blues
- The Essential Miles Davis.
- Columbia.
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Luciano Pavarotti
Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!
- Manon Lescaut.
- Decca.
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Jeff Beck
Nadia
- Jeff Beck performing this week live at Ronnie Scotts.
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John Cleese & Michael Palin
The Dead Parrot Sketch (from Monty Python's Flying Circus)
- Monty Python鈥檚 Flying Circus.
- 麻豆社.
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Book Choice
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The Reader's Digest Complete Do It Yourself Manual
Luxury Choice
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A piano
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kirsty Young |
Interviewed Guest | Harvey Goldsmith |
Broadcasts
- Sun 5 Jul 2009 10:00麻豆社 Radio 4 LW
- Sun 5 Jul 2009 11:15麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
- Fri 10 Jul 2009 09:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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